[Harp-L] Sonny Terry Estate Items listed on eBay

[Tom Halchak]

Many of you who read this post are aware that I have been acting as an
Authorized Agent for Sonny Terry Estate, LLC for about nine years.  As
such, I have assisted in the distribution of various items from Sonny’s
personal collection.  These items include the harmonicas Sonny performed
and recorded with during his career, posters, original APA contracts,
Performance Apparel, Harmonica Cases and Harmonica Belts.  Working closely
with Attorney Delores Boyd, Manager and General Partner of Sonny Terry
Estate, LLC we have facilitated the establishment of a permanent Sonny
Terry Exhibit at the German Harmonica and Accordion Museum in Trossingen,
Germany.  We have gifted several of Sonny’s harmonicas to various notable
artists, teachers and authors who have helped keep Sonny’s music alive via
their playing, teaching and books.  We were directly involved with Hohner
Harmonicas in the development of the Sonny Terry Heritage Edition Marine
Band Harmonica.  And we have offered Sonny’s worldwide legion of fans the
opportunity to purchase items from Sonny’s estate for their own personal
collection.



For the sake of brevity, I won’t elaborate further as all of this
information is well chronicled on my website, which is
www.BlueMoonHarmonicas.com.



Until now, all items that were purchased by individual collectors were sold
via my website.  The purpose of this announcement is to advise you that
moving forward, we will be offering Sonny’s collection on eBay.  The
auctions will start with reduced prices.  Most of them will be no reserve
listings and will be sold to the highest bidder.  A few of the more
valuable items will have a minimum reserve price.



Over the next couple of months, we will be listing items from the following
categories:

·       Estate Harmonicas that Sonny played during his performances and
recording sessions.  Each harmonica will include a shadowbox display case
and a Certificate of Authenticity from the estate.

·       Performance Posters from around the world

·       Original Signed APA (Agency for the Performing Arts) Contracts.
Almost all of the contracts bear Brownie’s original signature.  Sonny’s
signatures will be in the form of his famous SONNY TERRY stamp or will be
signed by Sonny’s wife Emma on his behalf.

·       Performance Apparel – a variety of shirts that were either owned by
Sonny or worn by Sonny in his performances.  Also included is a harmonica
belt.

·       Canes / Walking Sticks – some of Sonny’s personal walking sticks
will be available.  Each cane will come with a Certificate of Authenticty.



Some of the auctions will be bundles which may include various combinations
such as a Poster and the Original APA Contract from that performance, or a
T-Shirt with a Program, or a Poster with an LP record.  There is a lot of
stuff to sort through, and it will take some time to get everything
organized.  I will be listing a handful of items at a time spread out over
several weeks.  First, to ease the burden of shipping.  I can only ship so
many items in any given day.  And second, it will create more buying
opportunities for bidders who may miss out on an item they are interested
in.  Having all the auctions begin and end at the same time makes zero
sense.



No other harmonica player had a greater influence on musicians of every
genre than Sonny Terry.  It is indeed rare that so many of his personal
possessions have been preserved and that the Provenance is so well
established.  There was only one Sonny Terry.  When these collectible items
are gone, they are gone.  If you are interested in owning a piece of
history, now is the time to do it.



You will be able to find a complete listing of everything that I have
listed by following this link:  https://www.ebay.com/usr/bluemoonharmonicas



Thank you for your interest and your support.


Tom Halchak
Blue Moon Harmonicas LLC
P.O. Box 14401 Clearwater, FL 33766
(727) 366-2608